In the middle of summer, the grass and trees in the valley are the most luxuriant, Wei Wuxian got an unexpected news, since the Great Xia Kingdom extinguished the turmoil in the northwest, in order to commend the Lian King Wei Zijian in this battle O meritorious service, in addition to the hereditary prince, the remaining five sons were also given the title of duke and marquis in order of one or two ranks, sharing the power to control the border army.

This is somewhat similar to the previous dynasty's Tui'en Order, which weakened the kingdom's power by dividing its fiefdoms. King Lian was second only to King Yan among the six kings of Great Xia, and controlled the 70,000 border troops of Lianzhou and Huazhou in the northwest. Lian Wang Wei Zijian died in battle, and now the prince is the heir, but he and the other five brothers have to control the border army, and his authority is greatly reduced.

The courtiers in the court were like cats smelling fishy smells, and someone immediately wrote: The four princes of the Northern Yan Palace, unintentional, innocent, uninjured and unharmed, should also be rewarded for their merits in resisting the invasion of the Northern Barbarians. It means that since you have rewarded King Lian, you can't favor one over the other, and you should also reward Wei Wuxian, who guarded the Jade Bottle Pass, and the other three brothers.

It is said that at that time, Emperor Xia heard that he was 'good', and Wei, who was already a lieutenant of Zhenguo, had no intention of being promoted to the general of Fengguo, and Wei Wuxian and the rest of his brothers were given the title of lieutenant of Zhenguo.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a prelude to the differentiation of King Yan's power, and the final result is the end of the current Lian Wangfu, and the power is divided equally by many princes, and it is no longer monolithic.

This is a trick, and it is obviously dividing your power, and you have no way to refuse. For the rest of the princes of the palace, of course, they will not object to being able to get the title and share the right to control the border army, and the only ones who have objections to this are the current King Yan and Wang Shizi.

According to the custom, the lord was to meet the saint thanksgiving, and Wei Wuxian had to temporarily leave Shepan Mountain and go to the Yanwang Mansion to enter the capital with several other brothers.

On July 17, an extraordinary procession appeared on the official road from Yanzhou to Kyoto. There were more than 100 people in this team, except for more than 10 people riding in the middle, all of them were cavalrymen with bows and swords.

This group of people is Wei Wuxian and others who went to Kyoto to thank him. If there is turmoil today, the bandits in the four fields are not stopping, for the sake of safety, King Yan specially arranged a team of guards to guard on the road, and the leader of the team was the commander of the guards that Wei Wuxian saw last time, Mu Bai.

I don't know if it was discussed by the four of them, they didn't speak before leaving Yanzhou, and it wasn't until ten miles out of Yanzhou that Wei Wujian pulled the horse to Wei Wuxian's side and said, "Old Seven, will you go back to Lianshan Village or stay after thanking you this time?"

"Let's go back to Lianshan Village!"

"I heard that you have built a Zhuangzi over there, okay, you are quiet outside, and you don't have so many worries. ”

Wei Wuxian smiled and waited for the fourth brother's next step.

Wei Wujian glanced at Wei Wuyi on the other side, and continued: "But after all, it is lonely to be alone, we are a family, and we have to move around more when we have time." ”

"What the fourth brother said is that he has been wandering outside since he was a child, and if there is anything inconsiderate, please ask the fourth brother to correct it in the future, but the fourth brother must not be troublesome to the younger brother when the time comes. ”

"Where is this, if the seventh brother has something to do, even if he comes to the fourth brother, he can't help the big things, and the ordinary small things are still no problem. ”

Wei Wuxian slandered in his heart, why am I looking for you for a trivial matter, this sounds pleasing to the ear, but actually saying it is equivalent to not saying it.

At this moment, suddenly the team in front stopped, and the two looked ahead suspiciously, not knowing what was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know, there's a roadblock ahead. ”

Wei Wuyi sneered: "It's so bold, even the official team dares to make up their minds, I want to see who has such courage." ”

As he spoke, he leaped forward and came to the front of the line under the escort of two black-robed old men.

This time, his status is the highest in the team, plus he is the younger brother of Wang Shizi, and his uncle Ma De O Jiang holds the military power of the right army of the palace, and now he is the general of Fengguo, and he is majestic in front of everyone.

"General Fengguo, please stand back, it's dangerous here. Mu Bai said.

Wei didn't intend to ignore it, only to see that his group was in front of a valley, with towering cliffs on both sides and deep valley roads, and asked, "What does Commander Mu plan to do?"

"The scouts reported that the passage was blocked with wood and stones, and it was impossible for our horse team to pass through it without removing those obstacles. If you take a detour, it will take at least two more days to get to Kyoto, and you will probably miss the time to meet the saint. ”

"I plan to send people to search the peaks on both sides, and find the thieves in ambush first. ”

This is an old and prudent approach, and there is nothing wrong with him.

Wei unintentionally glanced at the Praetorian Guards who were waiting for orders and said, "As far as you are concerned, when will you be able to search the two mountains, let them help you!" As he spoke, he arched his hand at the black-robed old men on both sides and said, "There are two immortal masters." ”

The two black-robed old men nodded, dismounted and separated towards the peaks on both sides.

They didn't seem to be walking fast, but in the blink of an eye, a dark shadow remained, and they quickly disappeared into the peaks on either side. Mu Bai knew that this was the side concubine Ma specially arranged to guard Wei Yiyi's two palace offerings, one surnamed Xing and the other surnamed Peng, both of whom were immortal cultivators from the Tianmu Cliff Falling Soul Sect.

The Fallen Soul Sect is a real great sect in the Northern Regions, far from being comparable to the Tianquan Sect and the Qingyang Sect. The five sects in the Northern Regions, led by the Falling Soul Sect, and the side concubine Ma clan have a lot of connections with an elder of the Falling Soul Sect, so Wei Wuxuan did not take Wei Wuxian, who was born in the Qingyang Sect, in his eyes.

At this time, Wei Wuxian and Wei Wujian and Wei Wujian also came over, Wei Wujian asked what was going on, Mu Bai explained the situation, and only then did they know the reason and looked at the valley and the peaks on both sides.

"Third brother, your people can't do it, the Thousand Canyons are not small, it's not easy to find those bandits, do you want the two worshippers of the younger brother to help. ”

Wei unintentionally glanced at Wei Wujian obliquely, among all the brothers, this fourth brother was a thorn, never looked at the place, regardless of his identity, and made and said some inappropriate things and words.

"Don't bother the fourth brother's people, there will be good news soon. ”

"That's the best, otherwise everyone will be delayed here and waste time, seventh brother, what do you say?"

Wei Wuxian said: "The junior brother has nothing to say, there are a few brothers here, and the younger brother is waiting with peace of mind." ”

Mu Bai nodded on the side, this seventh prince, who was rarely in the palace, was very adaptable, and he easily resolved the stumbling block under Wei Wujian, which was a bit unexpected for him.

Wei Wuyi said proudly: "Seventh brother, although rest assured, there will be no problem with the two immortal masters Peng and Xing making a move." ”

Wei Wuxian was about to reply, when suddenly two sharp and piercing whistles sounded from the opposite side almost at the same time, and then countless frightened birds flew out of the peaks on both sides, obviously something terrifying was happening in the mountains and forests.